David Rabe: A Stage History and a Primary and Secondary Bibliography

288 Pages·2016·24.549 MB·English

by  Philip C. Kolin

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David Rabe
In the twenty years that preceded the publication of this book in 1988,
David Rabe was in the vanguard of playwrights who shaped American
theatre. As the first full-length work on Rabe, this book laid the
groundwork for later critical and biographical studies. The first part
consists of an essay that covers three sections: a short biography, a
summary and evaluation of his formative journalism for the New Haven
Register, and a detailed and cohesive stage history of his work. The
second part presents the most comprehensive and authoritative primary
bibliography of Rabe to date, with the third section containing a sec-
ondary bibliography — including a section on biographical studies.

David Rabe
A Stage History and a Primary and Secondary
Bibliography
Philip C. Kolin
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DAVID RABE
A Stage History and
A Primary ana Secondary Bibliography
Philip C. Kolin
© 1988 Philip C. Kolin
All rights reserved
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Kolin, Philip C.
David Rabe: A Stage History and A Primary and Secondary
Bibliography / Philip C. Kolin.
p. cm.—(Garland Reference Library of the Humanities: vol. 795)
Includes index.
ISBN 0-8240-6611-1 (alk. paper)
1. Rabe, David—Stage history. 2. Rabe, David—Bibliography.
I. Title. II. Series.
PS3568.A23Z7 1987 812'.54—dcl9 87-21155 CIP
Printed on acid-free, 250-year-life paper
Manufactured in the United States of America
FOR DAVID RABE
PLAYWRIGHT AND FRIEND

CONTENTS
Preface...................................................................................................ix
A Brief Biography, A Review of Rabe’s Work
for the New Haven Register, and A Stage History
Early Life and Education...............................................................3
Rabe in Vietnam.................................................................................9
Work for the New Haven Register..................................................12
Bones to Sticks and Bones..............................................................29
The Basic Training of Pavlo Hummel.....................................43
The Orphan.......................................................................................51
(In) The Boom Boom Room...........................................................57
Streamers..........................................................................................65
Rabe's Screenplays.......................................................................80
Goose and Tomtom.........................................................................83
Hurlyburly.....................................................................................84
Conclusion.......................................................................................97
Notes...............................................................................................100
Primary Bibliography
Plays...............................................................................................105
Screenplays..................................................................................109
Novels............................................................................................110
Short Stories...................................................................................110
Poems..............................................................................................Ill
Prefaces and Afterwords............................................................112
Newspaper Articles....................................................................112
Book, Play and Movie Reviews....................................................114
Miscellaneous.................................................................................116
Translations....................................................................................117
Interviews.......................................................................................118
Secondary Bibliography
Relevant Bibliographies...........................................................125
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